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Crash of a Bristol 152 Beaufort I in Tapini: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jun 26, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 152 Beaufort
Operator:
Registration:
A9-52
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
MSN:
052
YOM:
1941
Location:
Tapini
Central
Country:
Papua New Guinea
Region:
Oceania
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The crew was on an operation to Lae Airfield when the airplane crashed in hilly terrain near Tapini. The wreckage was found about 120 km north of Port Moresby. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
S/L Charles Walter Lyndsay, pilot,
F/O Joseph Anderson Wormald, observer,
Sgt Douglas Wallace Desmond, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Charles Forbes Patterson, air gunner.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.84 Dragon II on Yule Island

Date & Time: Jun 8, 1942
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.84 Dragon
Operator:
Registration:
A34-8
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
6065
YOM:
1934
Location:
Yule Island
Central
Country:
Papua New Guinea
Region:
Oceania
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
En route from Port Moresby, the airplane suffered an engine failure in flight. The crew reduced his altitude and attempted an emergency landing when the airplane crash landed on Yule Island. Both crew members were uninjured and the airplane was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
Engine failure in flight.

Crash of a Boeing B-17E Flying Fortress on Mt Obree: 8 killed

Date & Time: Apr 25, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
Operator:
Registration:
41-2505
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Port Moresby - Port Moresby
MSN:
2316
YOM:
1941
Location:
Mt Obree (Ghost Mountain)
Central
Country:
Papua New Guinea
Region:
Oceania
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
8
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Port Moresby on an operation to Rabaul. It failed to return to base and was declared missing. Following the crash of a USAAF C-47 on November 10 in the same area, the wreckage was found on the slope of Mt Obree (Ghost Mountain). The airplane was flying at an altitude of 9,000 feet when it impacted the mountain. All eight occupants were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Joe A. Carter,
1st Lt Daniel White Fagen,
2nd Lt Jim Sam Grant,
Sgt Edward L. Hargrove,
2nd Lt Ralph Howard,
2nd Lt Robert R. Meyer,
Sgt Paul A. Reimer,
Sgt Elton J. Rose.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.
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